Fan, 1770-1790
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770-1790
Fan made of pleated kid leather and painted in the Chinese style with reserved roundels and ovals containing figures, animals and symbols, all on a black and gold diapered ground.
A chinoiserie scene on the back is painted on the white ground of the leather. Ivory sticks and guards imitate Japanned lacquer work with mother-of-pearl inlay and gold patterning, with small additions of tortoiseshell. Brass rivet and mother-of-pearl washer.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 26 cm; Width: 40 cm; Length: 26 cm; Width: 2.5 cm; Depth: 2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Pleated kid leather, painted, ivory, lacquered, brass, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O366750
- Museum object number
- T.212-1959
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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